The CSR Journal

National Youth Day is observed in India on the 12th Jan every year to commemorate the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. The was established by the government of India in 1984 in order to honour and recognise the teachings of Swami Vivekananda. The theme of the National Youth Day 2023 is 'Viksit Yuva, Viksit Bharat.'...

ON PURPOSE, a creative communications consultancy with a mission to use communications for social change in India, has signed an MoU with The Rebuild India Fund to provide communications capacity building support for 500 NGOs over the next five years on a pro-bono basis. The collaboration is focussed at achieving self-sufficiency within the organisations...

Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) is celebrated once every two years to solidify the engagement of the Indian diaspora with the government of India and to aid them in reconnecting with their roots. The day has been celebrated since 2003 to commemorate the return of Mahatma Gandhi from South Africa to India in 1915. A convention...

With the aim of supporting the national commitments towards cleaner, greener and healthier tomorrow and as outlined in UN SDG goals especially SDG 12 (responsible consumption and production), Sunfeast YiPPee! ITC Ltd.'s well-known Instant Noodles and Pasta brand, is creating awareness among school children on plastic waste management through its recently launched – ‘YiPPee! Better...

Flipkart, India’s homegrown e-commerce marketplace, today launched ‘Flipkart Green’, a dedicated virtual store on its app, bringing together lakhs of sustainable products to cater to customers looking to adopt a sustainable lifestyle. ‘Flipkart Green’ aims to provide access to information and better availability of globally certified sustainable products to customers looking for sustainable brands and products. To begin...

Sona BLW Precision Forgings Limited ("Sona Comstar"), one of the leading providers of automotive technology solutions globally, has published its first Sustainability Report developed around the theme "Accelerating towards the future of mobility, Sustainably". The report provides insights into the company's governance, environment and social performance. Our first sustainability report comprehensively reviews our achievements and...

Akasa Air, India’s youngest airline, today introduced its in-flight safety manual in Braille for persons with visual impairments. In keeping with the airline’s core value of empathy and ensuring that each of our customers have a warm and consistent experience, the Braille in-flight safety manual provides an explanation of the safety instructions, in English...

Celebrating New Year with the families of migrant workers and the homeless, the M3M Foundation distributed over 20,000 warm clothes and blankets under the 'Share for Care' initiative in Gurugram. The distribution of blankets & sweaters to people who spend their nights on the sides of the road. The distribution was done at different locations...

Srinivasan Services Trust, the CSR arm of TVS Motor Company, has succeeded largely in facilitating the process of sustainable development in over 2500 villages spread across the states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, and Himachal Pradesh in the last 25 years. The strategy adopted is through the deployment of skills and resources...

The nonprofit sector of our country serves as the infrastructure for corporate social responsibility. NGOs, or non-governmental organisations, are important players in this area, putting CSR strategies into practice and carrying out a variety of humanitarian programmes. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs' (MCA) CSR regulations give specific weight to an NGO's position as a...

National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL), India’s first Securities Depository, and it’s 100% subsidiary NSDL Database Management Limited (NDML) today announced its collaboration with SBI Foundation to execute Project SAMEIP (i.e. SBI Foundation and Microsoft India Employability Initiative for Persons with Disabilities) to empower Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) by enabling livelihood through skill development and to...

Chennai, India: Extending smiles and happiness, Navin’s, the most trusted and respected developer of Chennai, in association with Sevalaya, joined hands for a unique Toy Gifting Drive offering underprivileged kids a memorable experience. Titled “Give your toy, Gift some Joy”, the initiative brought together 100 children across Navin’s housing communities to voluntarily offer their...